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APPLICABLE COURSES AND
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Formal courses of instruction, satisfactory
completion of which will earn a member an NEC, are
listed in appendix C of volume 2 of NAVPERS 18068,
with the applicable NEC. If a formal course is
mandatory for earning an NEC, it will be shown in
appendix C. This appendix also shows when an NEC
may be awarded through on-the-job training (OJT) or
factory training. Refer to appendix C for additional
information on recommending personnel for NECs
based on OJT.
ASSIGNMENT AND CANCELLATION OF
NECS
Personnel are automatically assigned NECs on
satisfactory completion of applicable courses through
the Navy Integrated Training Resource and
Administration System (NITRAS). This ensures faster
NEC assignment and reduced paperwork at the
command level.
NECs earned through OJT and factory training are
not automatically assigned. This means increased
command attention is required to recommend fully
qualified personnel for these NECs. In cases where
NEC assignments are not restricted to mandatory
completion of applicable courses or factory training,
recommendations can and should be forwarded for
assignment of NECs based on OJT. Although the
length of OJT is normally at the discretion of individual
commanding officers (COs), usually 6 to 12 months,
depending on the complexity of the NEC, should be
considered minimum. Specific requirements for NECs
are listed in appendix C of volume 2 of NAVPERS
18068. COs must make sure, besides OJT experience,
these specific requirements, including any component
NECs, are successfully completed.
Individuals must either hold or be qualified to hold
the component NECs.
To recommend active and
inactive duty personnel for an NEC, your command
must use the Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC)
Change/Recommendation, NAVPERS 1221/1. A
blank sample of a NAVPERS 1221/1 is shown in figure
3-2.
When planning to recommend new NEC
assignments, your command should review the
qualifications for the NECs presently held and then
provide comments. This is especially important when
a positive requirement exists for maintaining NEC
qualifications according to established criteria; for
example, in the case of Aircrewman qualifications.
Close command attention is required for
recommending cancellations of NECs. A command
must recommend cancellations of NEC assignments in
cases where enlisted personnel do not perform their
NEC duties satisfactory. Normally, this should be done
within 6 months after reporting aboard. Failure to
recommend NEC cancellation may result in unqualified
or unsatisfactory performers being reassigned under the
NEC. This, in turn, can result in manning or readiness
problems for a new command or a failure to assign
sufficient qualified personnel in the current command.
If assigned to prepare an NEC code change, you
must always follow the instructions on the back of the
NAVPERS 1221/1, as shown in figure 3-2, or those in
appendix B of volume 2 of NAVPERS 18068, to make
sure all requirements are met. Also refer to appendixes
C and D of NAVPERS 18068, volume 2, for additional
requirements on the completion and submission of this
form.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSIGNING NECS
When notified of changes, individual commands
should record these changes by making the appropriate
page 4 service record entries.
Active Duty Personnel
In the case of active duty personnel, the individual
command will be notified by receipt of the NAVPERS
1221/1. The command should then record these
changes by making page 4 service record entries using
award date indicated on the NAVPERS 1221/1. As a
PN, you may be assigned this responsibility. It is,
therefore, imperative that you maintain copies of all
submitted NAVPERS 1221/1s requesting NECs on file
so you can track them.
Inactive Duty Personnel
For inactive duty personnel, drilling units are
notified by receipt of the NAVPERS 1221/1. The
command should then record these changes by making
page 4 service record entries using the last day of the
month in which the NEC was approved as indicated on
the NAVPERS 1221/1.
Many of your responsibilities in personnel support
will involve the reporting of information, either for an
individual or for the command. As a PN, you will be
required to be familiar with numerous forms in the
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